Up a steep hill on the western side of Tomo-no-ura, 滨艒-箩颈 was reputedly founded by K艒b艒 Daishi in the 900s. A path leads from the temple to the top of a bluff, from where there are fabulous views.
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Konpira-san or, more formally, Kotohira-g奴, was originally a Buddhist and Shint艒 temple dedicated to the guardian of mariners. It became exclusively a鈥
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The island of Sensui-jima is just five minutes across the water from Tomo-no-ura town, though vastly different for its rugged natural beauty, as there are鈥
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Zents奴-ji, Temple 75 of the sacred 88, is the largest of the temples 鈥 most of the other 87 could fit in its car park. This is where K艒b艒 Daishi was born,鈥
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This small castle dates from 1597. It took five years to build and is one of only 12 castles in Japan to have its original wooden donjon intact. It's鈥
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This is Kurashiki's premier museum, housing the predominantly Western art collection amassed by local textile magnate 艑hara Magosabur艒 (1880鈥1943), with鈥
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厂别苍办艒-箩颈 is the best known and most impressive of Onomichi's temples. Among its features is the ky艒-onr艒, a bell tower whose bell always rings in the new鈥
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This is Japan's oldest kabuki playhouse, though it had a lengthy stint as a cinema before falling out of use. Nowadays it has sporadic shows, but can be鈥
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The Ikuo Hirayama Museum of Art is dedicated to the life and work of the famous and well-travelled Setoda-born artist. The collection here includes鈥
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On the corner of a lane leading back from the harbour area, this former 艑ta residence is a fine collection of restored buildings from the mid-18th century鈥
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Looking over the harbour area of Tomo-no-ura is this large stone lantern, which used to serve as a lighthouse and has become a symbol of the town.
3. Tomo-no-ura Museum of History & Folklore
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This museum sits at the top of the hill behind the harbour, with exhibits relating to local industry and craft, but without English explanations. On the鈥
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Close to the waterfront, this temple dates back to the 10th century. Adjoining the temple is 罢补颈肠丑艒谤艒, a reception hall built in the 1690s. This is where鈥
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Adjoining the temple Fukuzenji, near the waterfront in Tomo-no-ura, this reception hall was built in the 1690s.
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The island of Sensui-jima is just five minutes across the water from Tomo-no-ura town, though vastly different for its rugged natural beauty, as there are鈥
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This temple associated with Buddhist saint K艒b艒 Daishi includes a path of small shrines pointing you towards a giant hilltop boulder.
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This quirky homemade museum houses hundreds of the ornamental beckoning cats that wave you into shop entrances all over Japan, dating from the Meiji era 鈥